000 FZNT24 KNHC 192048 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N85W TO NE COAST OF YUCATAN WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE ACROSS S FLORIDA THROUGH WED EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N GULF EXTENDING SW WILL BE REINFORCED BY NEW HIGH CENTER MOVING SE AND INTO NW GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. LARGE HIGH OVER THE E U.S. WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN FRI THEN SHIFT E THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE W HALF OF BASIN. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR